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I guess it's probably Amboyna burl...
Hi J,

So far I could not find a clue about the top wood but I think you hit the nail on the head!

Of course I looked a bit further into this and found that Amboyna (which is particularly from Ambon, Indonesia) seems to be one of the names of (burl) wood from the the Pterocarpus tree, also named as Padauk/Padouk (African). Looking at Padouk burl pictures this looks similar indeed. All of these woods are rated as high-quality, so I'm very pleased with yor information.

Many thanks for your kind response and kind regards,

Peter
 
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Not sure if this belongs in this thread, but its an all wenge neck 1998 fna with a single pick up, i think it qualifies :). If anyone has anymore info on these basses im all ears. I have read a fair ammount about them, but it's hard finding out much about this specific model
 

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Haha yeah I didnt think so at first but it does seem to be a model that is no longer being produced. I will go peruse the corvette thread!
 
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Beautiful! And what a nice example where the paddle head is adjusted to the new headstock, but the tuners are still straight! The cherry is so close to my '85 (?) no serial Streamer! And fretless is just so pr0n - dirty, dirty :)
 
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Wanted to populate the Vintage Club with some of my basses 😀

My fretted Nobby Meidel is one of the earliest models (1982-1983), though the number plate is not anymore on the bass (they were glued on and prone to fall off). Very light - 3,6 kg !

Why is it a very early model?
In the beginning, the necks were made of rosewood with a maple stringer, however some of the early versions developed twisted (or warped) necks because rosewood is quite elastic, for later models the stiffer wenge wood was used as neck material.
The electronics cover is a small white plastic plate fitted into the wood compartment, later models have a thicker black cover with Warwick print on it and screwed on the top of the wood.
Apparently, it is also observed that the placing tof the Schaller lock is earlier more inside the body and later closer to the corner (not so sure about that).
The electronics are Schaller PJ pickups and passive electronics.
Playing is as easy and comfortable as the fretless version, the sound is very clear and also present with a nice balance between the P and the J pickup.
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